Archive for January 2nd, 2006

Tamarindo to Get Help from Surfriders

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

The NGO Surfrider has announced plans to include Tamarindo Beach in Guanacaste in its projects for 2006.  The foundation promotes beach clean up, environmental education, coral reef protection and clean water worldwide.  Louis Maresca, representative of Surfrider in Tamarindo, stressed that the high impact of surfing in the local economy of the community […]

Street of Bitterness to Get Improvements - Cameras

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Businesses and the City of San Pedro Montes de Oca are making plans to increase security on the famous "Calle de la Armargura" in San Pedro. A group of bar owners has banded together to hire a private security company that will install 12 cameras along the street and a 24 hour monitoring service.  They […]

Presidential Race Heats Up

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

As the fair grounds in Zapote close, the country begins to focus its attention just down the road on the President’s House.  Although their are 14 contenders, the race to see who will be the new occupant is realistically only a 3 way race at this point according to the most recent polls.  Oscar Arias […]